Total Crime Rate

103.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 103.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 68.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 14.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.2 2/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leigh Hill area has the 7th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bletchley West , and the 240th highest crime rate of 852 local areas in Milton Keynes .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leigh Hill (MK4 2BJ) in the last 12 months was 103.9 per 1,000 residents and was 71.2% higher than the Bletchley West average (60.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leigh Hill (MK4 2BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Quantock Crescent, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Challacombe (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leigh Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Quantock Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Barnstaple Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Quantock Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Eastbury Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Quantock Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Combe Martin Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Calverleigh Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taunton Deane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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